Jefferson County schools still have almost 60 open teaching positions to fill by the time school starts.

Jefferson County schools still have almost 60 open teaching positions to fill by the time school starts.

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Updated: 6:57 AM CDT Aug 4, 2016

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WEBVTT SAR ARE RAR: U MISS, GOOD MORNING. THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT IS WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO GET MORE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM. JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS HAS 60 TEACHING POSITIONS THAT NEED TO BE FILLE THE MAIN AREAS ARE MATH, SCIENCE AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. TEACHERS START BACK TODAY BUT STUDENTS DON'T RETURN UNTIL THURSDAY. DR. CRAIG SAYS HE IS CONFIDE THEY WILL GET NEW TEACHERS HIRED BY THE >> IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, STATEWIDE, THERE IS A TRANSITION OF 2,000 TEACHERS WHO RETIRE. SO PIT IS BARELY ENOUGH TO FILL THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS THAT ARE RETIRING ON ANY GIVEN YEA SARAH: DR. PONCEY IS CONFIDENT THEY WILL HAVE MOST POSITIONS

Teacher shortage in Jefferson County

Jefferson County schools still have almost 60 open teaching positions to fill by the time school starts.